For the past three decades, Thailand has been at or near the top of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies. The boom, however, has barely touched the rural Northeast, the North, nor the slums of the capital city, Bangkok.

India is the single largest source of trafficked women in the world, and the state of Andhra Pradesh stands out as its worst offender. The largest share of trafficked children for sexual exploitation comes from this part of the country, according to a recent Human Development Report.